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When firefighters arrived they found the pair sitting on the ledge, the baby wrapped in Mr Moore's red sweatshirt for warmth.

He held the child until a firefighter was able to climb up on a ladder and take the baby from his arms.

At the window behind them, a little girl's face could be seen peering out.

Supervision: Inside the home the boy's father was found asleep on the couch with authorities claiming to have had difficulty waking him

Recognition: Mr Moore is now being considered for a community award by both the Niagra Falls fire department and police department for his quick action and bravery

Investigation: Child Protective Services is now investigating the incident and the father has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child

Police believe the four-year-old seen, the boy's sister, had opened the window allowing the boy to crawl outside.

Police say the boy's mother was at work and his father was asleep on a couch.

When officers went inside the home to wake the father up, they say he was so unresponsive that they first thought he was suffering from a medical condition.

They then charged him with endangering the welfare of a child.

As for Mr Moore, he's being considered for a community award by both the Niagra Falls fire department and police department for his quick action and bravery.

'I'd like to comment that he is the true hero in this situation,' said Captain Gary Carella of the Niagara Falls fire department at a press conference following. 'He made our job very easy; he secured the child, kept him safe.'

'Seeing the baby I thought about my son being up there on that roof, did what I had to do,' said Mr Moore once safely on the ground.